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[Korosenai]

Any top tier dex weapons in this game? Is the B

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looslust

any good?

Anyone?

 

[KHlover]

Jeez, people are just dying so fast during the

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abyss walkers

fight.
I've been summoned for it like 3 times and did it all 3 but not for my world no sir

I killed him 26x in the last 3 hours. Summon me. "Elvenleur" if you see it.

 

[Sylas]

So you'd only apply this to a sorcery build? How do Miracles/dark/pyro builds fare?

Also, can you manually aim magic in this?

Pyromancy is incredibly powerful. I've utterly destroyed late-game bosses with it and turned what a lot of people say are difficult fights into trivial things.

No manual spell aiming.

 

[Brian_FETO]

I don't mind fighting in this swamp so much but fuck man it's really disconcerting. I'm lost as fuck, can't find the third fire thing I gotta snuff out

Just a heads up, you may have made the same mistake I did:

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Did you get the two on the left in the first area before the bonfire? I messed up and just went past the Darkwraith every time, skipping the first one. Otherwise the third shouldn't be too hard to find if you keep rolling on course.

 

[AndyMoogle]

What? I never really played Dark Souls 1, but Dark Souls 2, 3 and even Bloodborne were not like this at all. If you die, you keep your souls/etc.

Hm, really? I guess that's just how it is then. It's basically grinding with zero risk and effort.

 

[explodet]

It wasn't rough if you were using all of the things that were broken. I remember the "My character looks like a Naz'Gul!" days, of everyone using the Lightning Spear, Gold-Hemmed Robes, and broken-as-fuck pyromancies.

Oh for sure. I'm just remembering the painful early game grind. Not to mention the more difficult Twinkling Titanite farm.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

I'm early still but have just beaten

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the tree

and am using a broadsword, I should probably invest in something better soon I'm guessing
So, ok 2 questions regarding weapons

1) what is the +/- number next to the base number on physical attacks?

2) what's a good weapon for me to invest in upgrade wise at this point in the game? I don't want to waste my time and resources upgrading something comparatively poor. Fanciest looking things I have so far is a Claymore and the Ithryill Straight Sword (the icy one)

 

[CaptainofIndustry]

I didn't get to play much last night and I'm still very early in the game before the second boss. I believe the area is called the High Wall of Lothric. My character is a mercenary and the strongest weapon that I have is the Long Sword. Do you all recommend using the two-handed stance for this weapon or do you all prefer the sword and shield combo?

 

[myco666]

what am I missing with

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Ancient Wyvrn

? I assumed it was a gimmick fight of

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traversing the level until you get to the spot over his head and you would do a jumping attack for a instant kill or a cutscene or something, but I just...fell to my death

. So, whut?

Ive done a few other tries, explored the level and dont see anything else to do?

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You do it exactly like that. Just wait for it to stop breathing fire and stop moving so that you can hit the head. Took me few tries to hit it also.

 

[ogbg]

Really? I was guessing

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75

%.

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3 bosses

if that's a better description

 

[J-Rod]

So I boot the game up to continue on, 3 bosses later and I get invalid data? the fuck?.

I am reading it's happening to people who have been playing legit I really don't want to delete my save.

If you're on ps4, you may can get lucky and grab what's in cloud storage. Usually it is a little older than your current local save.

 

[Rhaknar]

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You do it exactly like that. Just wait for it to stop breathing fire and stop moving so that you can hit the head. Took me few tries to hit it also.

weird dunno why it didnt work the first time. I did a running jump time time and it worked /shrug. neat idea, not all bosses have to be the same 1 v 1 dodge fest I guess

 

[Astral]

Does anyone know what weapons have at least an A scaling with DEX? I'm having troubled deciding what weapons to use and wanna decide based on their scaling once I make them Sharp.

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

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Make sure there isn't a follow up attack before you decide to hit him and try to dodge reactively and not preemptively. The openings only allow for one hit in most cases.

Have fun!

Thing is I can't even do that.

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I can read him and dodge his attacks on reaction and survive him for ages, I can hand stage one his ass too. But as soon he hits stage 2 it's a different story. I can still read him and survive him easily (second try) but even with that, every time I go for an attack he follows up with the foot in stage 2. I just don't have the flasks to survive trading blows like that long enough.

 

[Ravager61]

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Cathedral of the Deep

is absolutely brutal with the ambushes. You really have to go slow and learn where all the enemies come from. Frustrating area but rewarding when you figure things out.

 

[LeeRoyBrown]

Can anyone else feel me on this.

I platinumed Bloodborne.

I havnt used a shield yet at all in Dark Souls 3 and I relied on it heavier throughout every game previous. The shield was a staple of every build!

Anyone else cut shields since playing Bloodborne?

 

[MrOogieBoogie]

I didn't get to play much last night and I'm still very early in the game before the second boss. I believe the area is called the High Wall of Lothric. My character is a mercenary and the strongest weapon that I have is the Long Sword. Do you all recommend using the two-handed stance for this weapon or do you all prefer the sword and shield combo?

I switch it up. I enjoy backstabbing an enemy, quickly switching to two-handed, and strong attack weapon art them as they're standing up. Very effective.

 

[F0rneus]

Can anyone else feel me on this.

I platinumed Bloodborne.

I havnt used a shield yet at all in Dark Souls 3 and I relied on it heavier throughout every game previous. The shield was a staple of every build!

Anyone else cut shields since playing Bloodborne?

Yep. Haven't blocked and parried anything in this game yet. You don't need too. It's all about the sweet dodging. It's superior in every way too.

 

[Jintor]

Just a heads up, you may have made the same mistake I did:

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Did you get the two on the left in the first area before the bonfire? I messed up and just went past the Darkwraith every time, skipping the first one. Otherwise the third shouldn't be too hard to find if you keep rolling on course.

thanks for heads up. I

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lit up the two braziers either size of the door, there's a third one a little way away, have I run past one?

 

[Nephtes]

Can anyone else feel me on this.

I platinumed Bloodborne.

I havnt used a shield yet at all in Dark Souls 3 and I relied on it heavier throughout every game previous. The shield was a staple of every build!

Anyone else cut shields since playing Bloodborne?

After Bloodborne, I went through DS2 no shield. It felt fine. I pumped adaptability for good roll invincibility and I mowed through the game.
I tried it in DS3 and I got my ass handed to me. I hide behind the shield now... :C

 

[GulAtiCa]

Can anyone else feel me on this.

I platinumed Bloodborne.

I havnt used a shield yet at all in Dark Souls 3 and I relied on it heavier throughout every game previous. The shield was a staple of every build!

Anyone else cut shields since playing Bloodborne?

Same for the most part. I do still use it for some enemies, but I mostly 2H weapons or keep my Pyro hand out. But I do still keep it equipped, as sometimes I will get destroyed if IO just try to roll away and not block. lol

But, I also went back to Dark Souls 2: SotFS play through before DK3 and at certain point got rid of the shield.

 

[Elixist]

I didn't get to play much last night and I'm still very early in the game before the second boss. I believe the area is called the High Wall of Lothric. My character is a mercenary and the strongest weapon that I have is the Long Sword. Do you all recommend using the two-handed stance for this weapon or do you all prefer the sword and shield combo?

ive played with it for about 15 hours, the 1 handed is stronger, because its attacks are fast and the utility with the shield imo. the 2 handed doesnt do much more dmg, light atk is ok but the strong attack is nice cause it hits in an sweep aoe. the arts are ok, but i like my heal spell instead. use both tho, but if i had to pick 1 it would sword and board.

 

[Onemic]

You can't really start off as an offensive-casting Miracle guy (as you couldn't in DS2), so some of the complaints are moot. You're kind of forced into a much-better hybrid build here.

Pyromancies are good. Early scaling is *not* fucked. In DS1 and DS2, pyros were balanced by having more limited casts, but the other schools have been brought down to that level of limited casts.

Dark is gone as its own class of magic. There's just some spells of the other schools that are dark elemental.

Pyromancy is incredibly powerful. I've utterly destroyed late-game bosses with it and turned what a lot of people say are difficult fights into trivial things.

No manual spell aiming.

Sorcery is very workable with IMO. It trivializes the first area, and essentially major drops off in quality after that BUT...If you are used to being a caster (ie, caster paradise DSII), you already know how to make this build work. No you can't manually aim. But just standing in front of a certain boss that required actual targeting of weak spots

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Greatwood

, and I still could hit it with my Soul Arrows with ease.

Just pump Attunement and Intelligence like crazy. Archmage builds from DSII are a thing of the past. You need to completely master ONE style of magic or it not gonna cut it.

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Pick two melee weapons that are light enough. Infuse one with Raw ASAP. It'll do you good. Once you get to Road of Sacrifices (and it'll be easy and quick enough), get the Sage's Ring and go into Farron Keep for the Sage's Coal. Now you can infuse the second weapon with magic. Now you have a good damage dealer for magic resistant enemies, and can melt everything else. With lots of Ashen Estus, you can Great Soul Arrow, and Great Heavy Soul Arrow your way to fun, joy and pleasant murdertimes with your new enemy pals. If you need easy levels to pump up Int early, equip a bow (lol stats dont matter), go to the Top of the Tower bonfire. Go down the stairs, wait till the knight walks out and pop a few arrows into the dragon. He'll turn around, burn everything down and you get like 500 souls. Continue down the path until he breathes a second time, and he'll kill all the enemies in fromt of him for another 500 ish souls. 1000 souls in like a minute.

Good, good. Im actually doing a hybrid pyro/melee build(lvl 35 right now). Just making sure Im not gimping myself. That ring will definitely come in handy. I'm currently at Farron Keep, so I'll go back to that area and look for it when I come back from work.

 

[Noray]

Can anyone else feel me on this.

I platinumed Bloodborne.

I havnt used a shield yet at all in Dark Souls 3 and I relied on it heavier throughout every game previous. The shield was a staple of every build!

Anyone else cut shields since playing Bloodborne?

I used one extensively in my first playthrough but now I only use parrying shields. To parry. Dodging is just more fun and rewarding.

 

[TitusTroy]

You still have a ton of content. And that should spoiler tagged

so can

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Irithyll of the Boreal Valley

be considered the Anor Londo of DS3?...meaning the point where the game gets really hard and/or a sort of halfway point of the game?

 

[sora87]

I killed him 26x in the last 3 hours. Summon me. "Elvenleur" if you see it.

Thanks, just did it though. I swear most of these enemies are not meant to be fought with magic

 

[Darryl M R]

Maybe I'm being too greedy at the moment. In the undead settlement after helping

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the onion knight

now I have half health and no estus. I decided to leave some messages around hoping someone would rate them so I can get my health back up and jump down this long well I see. Not even sure I would survive it to be honest.

Using the rest emote just waiting to see.

 

[odin9450]

If you have a shield hold triangle and you'll be holding it with both hands. (mind blown).

 

[Via Purifico]

If you're on ps4, you may can get lucky and grab what's in cloud storage. Usually it is a little older than your current local save.

PC ._.

 

[PapaEmeritus]

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Porcine

Shield in this game is AWESOME

 

[taybul]

Really not liking how the camera goes behind the drapes in this P

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ontiff

S

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ulivahn

fight.

 

[Jellie]

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3 bosses

if that's a better description

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Are they in the same area or are the areas small because 3 bosses left seems like a decent % left.

 

[JensenBeeswax]

Does anyone wanna help me beat

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Anor Londo

? There's some tough enemies before the boss, and of course the boss itself.

My PSN is Angry_Jansen

 

[Shifty Capone1]

Guys, I have a super noob question and I can't find the answer.

I went with the idea of creating a warrior/mage (high dex, high endurance, high intelligence, a fast glass cannon). But it´s the first time I go with magic in DS and I don't understand very well how to use it (I'm not really well versed in the saga at all, it just clicked with Bloodborne and I have every game.. well).

Anyway, I went with assassin, that had a spell ready. Once I was able, bought another spell (soul dart), but I can't figure how to equip in the slot, I can't deselect the spell I already have. I read something about attuning it in a bonfire, but I don't find any option to attune anything.

Worst thing is that messing with the menu made me discard the item... 1000 souls to the trash.

Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance.

Are you attuning them at a bonfire?

 

[Rhaknar]

I just got invaded for the first time, and it was a double KO >_>

 

[Darryl M R]

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Porcine

Shield in this game is AWESOME

What does it do?

 

[ogbg]

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Are they in the same area or are the areas small because 3 bosses left seems like a decent % left.

You have

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2 areas including Lothric Castle

after where you are now. Yeah I think my estimate was pretty bad actually, sorry

 

[RyanardoDaVinci]

Can anyone else feel me on this.

I platinumed Bloodborne.

I havnt used a shield yet at all in Dark Souls 3 and I relied on it heavier throughout every game previous. The shield was a staple of every build!

Anyone else cut shields since playing Bloodborne?

Using a shield is a sure-fire way to die when fighting some of the bosses -- I'm looking at you (late-ish boss) C

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hampion

G

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undyr

.

That fight took me about 8 tries and I was so pissed after winning that I used the Squat emote to shit on the bosses corpse. Fucking BS fight. >:[

 

[PapaEmeritus]

What does it do?

It blocks- but while blocking if you press R2-

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does a windup and pushes forward and lifts

 

[J-Rod]

PC ._.

Dang. Maybe can go to the save folder > right-click > properties > previous versions tab > and restore an older version of the folder if available. Folder is c:/users/<username>/appdata/roaming/dark souls III

 

[daninthemix]

Getting real tired of being staggered by every little mouse fart. I prefer Dark Souls a huge amount. I think it was the only game where FROM's design sensibilities and my play sensibilities were in alignment.

 

[Sullichin]

I've barely touched co-op in previous games, but from what I can remember you didn't get to keep all souls if you died while in another world. That's basically game breaking :/

Game breaking what lmao
It's always been this way. You don't lose anything if you die as a friendly


The only thing they changed is if you die as a red eye invader. Now, your bloodstain will be where you died in their world, instead of where you used the orb in yours. Pretty cool change.

 

[Steel]

I've barely touched co-op in previous games, but from what I can remember you didn't get to keep all souls if you died while in another world. That's basically game breaking :/

That's not how it ever worked.

 

[toastyToast]

Thing is I can't even do that.

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I can read him and dodge his attacks on reaction and survive him for ages, I can hand stage one his ass too. But as soon he hits stage 2 it's a different story. I can still read him and survive him easily (second try) but even with that, every time I go for an attack he follows up with the foot in stage 2. I just don't have the flasks to survive trading blows like that long enough.

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If he finishes a combo there will be a pause and you'll have a moment to get in a hit and if you timed it right you can dodge the back kick. I think you can attack him after his leap move as well. There are a lot of variations he can use and as hard as you try it's pretty difficult to dodge everything. It's a tricky fight

 

[jett]

I haven't been invaded a single time, do I need to be "kindled" to be invaded? How do you invade in this game btw?

p.s: I've recently reached the swap FYI: I see a ladder in the Way of Blue covenant room, how do I reach it? (where you get the standard in the castle) If it's post swamp content, just let me know and don't say any more.

 

[super-famicom]

Quick query:

Anyone have any experience with the Great Scythe? I'm wondering if it's like the amazing gs of 1 or the nearly useless gs of 2. I'll skip using it if it's got those wonky hit requirements from ds2, but it would be a neat throwback for me since it was the first weapon I finished ds1 with.

I know I could just find out, but I only have the one sharp gem. And not a lot of titanite either.

I alternate between the Uchigatana and Great Scythe. The Great Scythe feels good in this game. 1 hand R2 is great for clearing out crowds.

 

[Rhaknar]

these wizards that

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summon the black phantoms

in the

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dragon zone

, one time

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it summoned havel

but I died. Is that how you get the

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havel set

? because he keeps

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summoning stupid knights

now and not

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havel

;_;

 

[Darryl M R]

I don't know how to turn in boss souls. I still have the first two. .

 

[Timeaisis]

I'm 20 hours in and only at the

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Cathedral

lol. So much to explore.

 

[Sullichin]

Pretty sure I'm right about this lol...
selling consumable souls to the shrine maiden gives you as many souls as using them. So if you wanted to use them just to buy stuff from her, it's a little faster to sell them.